The City of Columbus would like to be a healthier city, and that means healthier citizens

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)-

The City of Columbus would like to be a healthier city, and that means healthier citizens.

That’s why the city teamed up with the Mississippi State Department of Health Community Outreach and Mississippi University for Women to host the inaugural Community Health Fair

The health fair featured representatives from all aspects of health care: physical, mental, and even dental.

The goal is to let residents know what resources are available to them and how to connect with those resources.

City Planner Cory Clark, who helped organize the health fair, says the information people get here can serve as a starting point for healthier outcomes.

“You can come here and that would be the first step for you. You may, as you said, as far as healthcare, a lot of people may not have it, but you’re coming out here, this is a free event. For example, you may not know about your status for diabetes. You can come out here, get tested for that; you have that issue going on. Next step is to go identify a primary physician and seek further treatment.”

Clark would like to make the community health fair an annual event.